Pain assessment in the elderly

U.S. Pharmacist

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 37-52

  Phillips, Shay E ^a  

^a HAMPTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPIATE;

ANALGESIA; ATTITUDE TO AGING; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG TOLERANCE; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN PARAMETERS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACIST ATTITUDE; REVIEW; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 36749006898     PISSN: 01484818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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